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ta17711771··on TikTok Inc. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce
For a fair comparison,

> if they don't comment on US affairs?

should be:

> If they ban their associates from commenting on US affairs

ta17711771··on Assange, Manning and Snowden Nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Because he'd be prosecuted/remanded by the military, unless something VERY lucky occurs.
ta17711771··on Ask HN: Best free mind map software online? Limited use is ok
bubbl.us
ta17711771··on Assange, Manning and Snowden Nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
There are MINIMUM a dozen comparable scandals revealed in those emails.

This community's depth of political reading is super disappointing.

ta17711771··on Half of US adults say dating has gotten harder in the last 10 years
Why?
ta17711771··on Rosatom releases previously classified documentary video of Tsar Bomba nuke test
Yeah, but those were proxy fighters from other lands, right? They don't count, according to most US/RUS public.....
ta17711771··on Dropshipping: Hustlers making millions from goods they never handle
Still need one? Happy to help with the best price you'll find on powertools, handtools, or consumables. Drop an email address if interested.
ta17711771··on Backbone Cabal
Why?
ta17711771··on Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
Love Startpage, and get decent signals from them, but their ownership should be observed closely.
ta17711771··on Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
Their board list probably has some good hints.
ta17711771··on Apple says Epic is ‘putting the entire App Store model at risk’
> Android users are not doing fine security wise, the OEM update model, shitty locked ROMs provided by some carriers, the unpatched vulnerabilities especially on older devices is a security nightmare, tens or even hundreds of millions are likely already compromised.

Mildly OT, but this applies to Lineage users as well.

ta17711771··on Anti-piracy outfit hires VPN expert to help track down The Pirate Bay
Quality, niche, continuity of collection after legal/moral societal changes.
ta17711771··on Build tools around workflows, not workflows around tools
That's wild.

½ of the subscription including your time, or no?

ta17711771··on Build tools around workflows, not workflows around tools
> The fact is, the great tools that have achieved widespread adoption understand the problems, and all their caveats, better than you. Picking any established tool to manage information and workflow and getting good at using it will usually yield better results.

The stagnated companies with questionable data analysis because they're looking at beautiful SAP or other ERP graphs that have been filled with incomplete data by their end users on awful interfaces would disagree...if they knew.

ta17711771··on Ask HN: Why do many sites now put username+password entry on different pages?
SPA?
ta17711771··on Matrix – An open network for secure, decentralized communication
(However, I did also find this severely disappointing)
ta17711771··on TikTok to challenge U.S. order banning transactions with the video app
Goodness, YouTube is a network now.
ta17711771··on Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for group conversations
Anyone have experience with Odoo?
ta17711771··on Matrix – An open network for secure, decentralized communication
This has no bearing on their audited cryptography.
ta17711771··on Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019
Companies are allowed to take on WAY more operating debt than in previous decades (especially in tech VC!) - whether this is rational or otherwise (I personally think this trend is fucking insane), these comparisons are not apt.
ta17711771··on Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019
You, when you're the bigger fool.
ta17711771··on Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019
This is a very important topic I hope everyone has eyes on.

The biggest media/entertainment conglomerates, NGOs etc - many of these are in this boat.

The secret is that the compensation is in "soft" power for the ownership and execs, not financial gain¹.

¹(They likely have that covered too, especially with their "new" soft power).

ta17711771··on Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019
It's newspeak for the same shit.
ta17711771··on Show HN: The Wifi Block – Let your guests connect to WiFi with just a tap
Missed that, good call!
ta17711771··on Lightroom app update wipes users' photos and presets, Adobe says not recoverable
> You can run months behind and be fine in most cases.

Out of curiosity, what's your coronavirus take?

ta17711771··on Lightroom app update wipes users' photos and presets, Adobe says not recoverable
> Unless Adobe can be shown to have been criminally negligent

Not having multiple site backups isn't criminally negligent when running a paid cloud service?

ta17711771··on How to turn off Android TV's homescreen ads, 'staff picks'
Can you elaborate?
ta17711771··on How to turn off Android TV's homescreen ads, 'staff picks'
A hash fingerprint of each file could be sent, in addition to the filename.
ta17711771··on Show HN: The Wifi Block – Let your guests connect to WiFi with just a tap
I take it you don't roll passwords very often.
ta17711771··on Show HN: The Wifi Block – Let your guests connect to WiFi with just a tap
Friendly hackers should know better than to leave a trivially crackable passphrase for an easily captured network.
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